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i have a great panel -- paul wolfowitz is former deputy secretary of defense under george w. bush and then president of the world bank. two former state department policy planning directors -- richard haas, president of the council on foreign relations, anne marie slaughter, back at princeton university. finally from washington, "the new york times'" foreign affairs columnist tom friedman. welcome. tom, let me start with you. you talked to a lot of people in the region, what is your sense about whether assad can hold on? so far he has defied many expectations and has held on. >> well, fareed, i think it's the nature of these kind of regimes that they're strong, they're strong, they're strong until they aren't, and then they go quickly. we just don't know whether that moment will be. the reason he has held on up to now is because he clearly has support. support of the minority that he represents. first of all, his own aloite sect, offshoot of shiism, 12% of the population. christians who basically fear a sunni/muslim majority taking power in syria. and some sunni muslims who h
i have a great panel -- paul wolfowitz is former deputy secretary of defense under george w. bush and then president of the world bank. two former state department policy planning directors -- richard haas, president of the council on foreign relations, anne marie slaughter, back at princeton university. finally from washington, "the new york times'" foreign affairs columnist tom friedman. welcome. tom, let me start with you. you talked to a lot of people in the region, what is your...
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ari fleisher, former white house press secretary for president george w. bush. paul begala is a democratic strategist and adviser to a pro-obama super pac. paul, let's begin with you. as you've heard, the obama campaign was basically saying mitt romney is either a criminal or he's a liar. and romney's campaign is calling on the obama campaign to apologize. saying it's demeaning to the office of the president. do you think, in fact, an apology is necessary, paul? >> no, toughen up, mitt. this is campaigns. this is politics. here's what thomas jefferson campaign said about john adams. they called him a hideous her farm ra diedic character. adams said worse things about jefferson. if you're not tough enough to stand up to stephanie cutter, how are you going to stand up to vladimir putin, i mean, come on. >> even if it turns out to be completely untrue, what they say. >> no, this is completely true. there are signed documents that list him as the ceo. there are other documents that he signed that are sworn that said he had nothing to do with the company at the time.
ari fleisher, former white house press secretary for president george w. bush. paul begala is a democratic strategist and adviser to a pro-obama super pac. paul, let's begin with you. as you've heard, the obama campaign was basically saying mitt romney is either a criminal or he's a liar. and romney's campaign is calling on the obama campaign to apologize. saying it's demeaning to the office of the president. do you think, in fact, an apology is necessary, paul? >> no, toughen up, mitt....
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former white house press secretary for george w. bush ari fleisher. cnn contributor paul begala. joins me as well. paul, you advise the super pac which has run a lot of these negative ads many thousands of times. negative campaigning, you're more than okay with it? >> totally, absolutely. the ads to the pac i advise which is priorities usa action. they have featured the most powerful ads. and the ones we have run the most of. the real words of real people that mitt romney laid off. he came and took over these companies. he loaded them up with debt. he in some cases he bankrupted them. paid himself millions. and canceled the health benefits. we sent cameras to places like marion, indiana, kansas city and we filmed these people and their heartbreaking stories. the "los angeles times," "l.a. times," terrific journalist, called our ad the most effective democratic ad this year. >> so did the president say -- can the president say there's been a slew of positive ads? >> yeah, i don't know how many is in a slew. i thought you nailed ax pretty well on this. my job i think in this pro-ob
former white house press secretary for george w. bush ari fleisher. cnn contributor paul begala. joins me as well. paul, you advise the super pac which has run a lot of these negative ads many thousands of times. negative campaigning, you're more than okay with it? >> totally, absolutely. the ads to the pac i advise which is priorities usa action. they have featured the most powerful ads. and the ones we have run the most of. the real words of real people that mitt romney laid off. he...
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w. >>> rigged to explode. cnn with exclusive details of the arsenal of home-made bombs found inside the aurora shooting suspect's apartment. >>> penn state slammed. the penalty for the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. expected to slam the once-proud football program for years to come. >>> high-speed sacrifice, a police officer risks his own life, putting his cruiser in the path of a wrong-way driver. oh boy. that's true commitment there. good morning to you, welcome to early start, thanks for being with us, i'm zoraida sambolin. >> and i'm john berman. and the economy taking the back seat for a moment to foreign policy when it comes to the presidential campaign. >> we'll talk about mitt romney's trip overseas and president obama's brand-new ad. >>> plus we're getting an idea of what the opening ceremony of the 2012 olympics will actually look like. >>> but first, exclusive new details about the apartment of james holmes, the suspected colorado shooter. a law enforcement official h
w. >>> rigged to explode. cnn with exclusive details of the arsenal of home-made bombs found inside the aurora shooting suspect's apartment. >>> penn state slammed. the penalty for the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. expected to slam the once-proud football program for years to come. >>> high-speed sacrifice, a police officer risks his own life, putting his cruiser in the path of a wrong-way driver. oh boy. that's true commitment there. good morning to you,...
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and the presidential election that year, then-texas governor george w. bush running against al gore pledged to give that money back to the taxpayers. >> we don't believe the surplus is the government's money. we know the surplus is the people's money and we're going to send some of that money back to the people who pay their bills. >> and send it back he did. when he became president, through temporary tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 known as the bush tax cuts. the first of those tax cuts were set to expire back in 2010 but the economy was still shaky back then, so vice president biden and senator mitch mcconnell struck a deal to extend them for two more years for everyone. now those tax cuts are set to expire again at the end of this year. it is part of the so-called fiscal cliff that economists are warning the u.s. could go over if congress doesn't deal with it. now, president obama says let's extend them for another year -- but -- and this is the key point, not for everyone, just for what he calls the middle class -- families earning less than $250,000 per
and the presidential election that year, then-texas governor george w. bush running against al gore pledged to give that money back to the taxpayers. >> we don't believe the surplus is the government's money. we know the surplus is the people's money and we're going to send some of that money back to the people who pay their bills. >> and send it back he did. when he became president, through temporary tax cuts in 2001 and 2003 known as the bush tax cuts. the first of those tax cuts...
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they were reacting against george w. bush. and so when the green movement hit in 2009 in iran, they really kind of kept their hands off. so what changed was that they began -- first of all, they weren't getting what they wanted in iran. and second of all, they came to see the movement in egypt as particularly important. to american foreign policy. and they really came to the conclusion they just couldn't just stick with mubarak, a dictator. it just wasn't going to work. >> well, the book is called "the obamians: the struggle inside the white house to redefine american power." james mann, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> just ahead, a pennsylvania city running out of cash. $5,000 in the bank. hundreds of employees opening their paychecks to find out they have been reduced to minimum wage. can the mayor get away with that? >>> and loving the bad man. actor alec baldwin to talk about his new movie. >>> and a cheerleader who came to the rescue of a football coach who collapsed on the field. you're watching "starting point." ma
they were reacting against george w. bush. and so when the green movement hit in 2009 in iran, they really kind of kept their hands off. so what changed was that they began -- first of all, they weren't getting what they wanted in iran. and second of all, they came to see the movement in egypt as particularly important. to american foreign policy. and they really came to the conclusion they just couldn't just stick with mubarak, a dictator. it just wasn't going to work. >> well, the book...
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they don't want the kind of vast, expansive, nation building approach that george w. bush pursued. so again there, i think where obama is sort of where the country is. >> fareed zakaria, always a pleasure. again, your article is "failure to launch" in "time" magazine. let's remind everybody, they should be aching up on sunday and watching you, at 10:00 eastern, fareed zakaria jgps right here on cnn. fareed, thank. >>> a lot more news unfolding this hour, including this -- >> one of the godfathers of cnn says break up the banks. and i'm about to talk with one of the watchdogs who says those banks along with d.c. ripped off americans. i'm brooke baldwin. the news is now. >>> the man who served as president bush's cia director joins me now. i'll ask michael hayden about leaks, drones, and about what he thinks about the job performance of america's current president. >>> plus, investors on edge as facebook gets ready to announce its earnings. we're counting down until the closing bell. [ taste buds ] donuts, donuts, donuts! who are these guys? oh, that's just my buds. bacon, donuts. -m
they don't want the kind of vast, expansive, nation building approach that george w. bush pursued. so again there, i think where obama is sort of where the country is. >> fareed zakaria, always a pleasure. again, your article is "failure to launch" in "time" magazine. let's remind everybody, they should be aching up on sunday and watching you, at 10:00 eastern, fareed zakaria jgps right here on cnn. fareed, thank. >>> a lot more news unfolding this hour,...
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the president i think faces a reality much like george w. bush did in 2004. it is absence on bigger recovery. it is entirely possible he will get to election day without 50% of the voters saying they approve. some increment of voters he has to find a way to convince them to stick with him. the way you do that is by making the challenger up acceptable to voters. this struggle between the two sides to defind what the bain experience is whether it shows romney to be someone who has personified the problem i think is going to be a central tipping point in this race. >> even republican alabama governor robert bentley is chiming in saying release the tax returns although now he is saying his words is taken out of context. are republicans in large numbers also questioning romney's approach here? >> a few other conservative commentators, what romney is doing is somewhat unusual. he drew a very hard line saying you are not getting anymore tax returns from 2010 and 2011. the tax returns, the bain experience and offshore accounts is all part of one kind of broad set of
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george w. bush filmed all kinds of ads. it has happened before. athena jones, thanks. >>> 32 minutes past the hour p celebrities cutting a lot of checks in the 2012 race. more for the democrats. but it's not all one sided. cnn compiled a list of celebs who donated to the campaigns or political committees in may and june. we have a list. they include robert downy jr., billy crystal and eddie murphy who each gave $40,000 to the obama effort. morgan freeman who topped the list with a $1 million donation. that's to a pro-obama super pack. on romney's side, john rich. scott baio and his wife, $12,500. producer jerry bruckheimer and his wife, $25,000. world wrestling entertainment chairman vince mcmahon and his wife, linda, $150,000. >> these reports are fascinating to read. you see big names giving to both sides. i love looking at them. >> full disclosure. >>> 33 minutes past the hour right now. other news, the hits keep coming at penn state. a big name sponsor is pulling its television ads in the wake of the school's child sex abuse coverup. another c
george w. bush filmed all kinds of ads. it has happened before. athena jones, thanks. >>> 32 minutes past the hour p celebrities cutting a lot of checks in the 2012 race. more for the democrats. but it's not all one sided. cnn compiled a list of celebs who donated to the campaigns or political committees in may and june. we have a list. they include robert downy jr., billy crystal and eddie murphy who each gave $40,000 to the obama effort. morgan freeman who topped the list with a $1...
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then the 2000 presidential election came along and then texas governor george w. bush going up against al gore said, quote, my opponent believes the government owns the surplus. i believe the surplus is the people's money and we ought to handsome of it back, end quote. and hand it back, newly elected bush eventually did. he was able to pass two tax cuts. in 2001 and 2003. there were more of them in 2006. they did it flew a process called reconciliation. that's the same process used to pass health care reform. now, the tax cuts first expiration date was back in 2010. the cuts were then extended for another two years after vice president biden and senator mitch mcconnell brokered a deal. that brings us to the president's new call to extend those rates, but only for people making less than $250,000. a lot of claims are being thrown back and forth. we wanted to break down fact and fiction. let's listen first to what the president had to say yesterday. >> what's holding us back from meeting these challenges. it's not a lack of plans. it's not a lack of ideas. is it a s
then the 2000 presidential election came along and then texas governor george w. bush going up against al gore said, quote, my opponent believes the government owns the surplus. i believe the surplus is the people's money and we ought to handsome of it back, end quote. and hand it back, newly elected bush eventually did. he was able to pass two tax cuts. in 2001 and 2003. there were more of them in 2006. they did it flew a process called reconciliation. that's the same process used to pass...
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but george w. bush should have gone in his first term too and he did not. he's making the mistake his predecessor made. it's a valid criticism. the president of either party needs to go to israel, support israel. >> there's pictures when he was there in 2008 as a candidate. but as president, mary, he went to egypt, turkey, a whole bunch of other countries. >> but bush was not anti-israel even though he didn't go his first term. president obama has been very strongly supportive of israel as president and he will be if and when he gets a second term. that's the most important. >> that's not the reflection or the opinion of those who know the most about israel. they do not think he's been strong on israel. and i'd like to remind everybody what's happening in the first term -- >> i will say as someone who studied the u.s.-israeli relationship for a long, long time on a military to military relationship to intelligence is very strong right now between the united states and israel. there may be some personal irritation between netanyahu and president obama, but o
but george w. bush should have gone in his first term too and he did not. he's making the mistake his predecessor made. it's a valid criticism. the president of either party needs to go to israel, support israel. >> there's pictures when he was there in 2008 as a candidate. but as president, mary, he went to egypt, turkey, a whole bunch of other countries. >> but bush was not anti-israel even though he didn't go his first term. president obama has been very strongly supportive of...
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but george w. bush gave eight years of tax returns. john kerry gave 20. my god, i can't even believe he saved 20 years. president obama gave 12 years. jonathan, that's the point. i -- how do you graciously, if you're mitt romney, give in here? >> well, there's no gracious way to give in anymore, because he's had his back up against the wall for so long. but there still is the opportunity to give in, get it out there and move on for him. i mean, you know, those of us who have, you know, gone to kind of crisis communications 101 have taken those -- 101 course of crisis communications understand that you've got something that you don't think people are going to like, the best thing you can do is get it out there and get it over with. meanwhile, mitt romney, you notice, continues to dance around the subject and dance around the subject, giving us lots to talk about on cable tv, speculating what's in it, speculating what might be in it. it's fun for us. >> one night of aggressive hits on the low tax rate in 2009 or whatever it might be and then you move on. >>
but george w. bush gave eight years of tax returns. john kerry gave 20. my god, i can't even believe he saved 20 years. president obama gave 12 years. jonathan, that's the point. i -- how do you graciously, if you're mitt romney, give in here? >> well, there's no gracious way to give in anymore, because he's had his back up against the wall for so long. but there still is the opportunity to give in, get it out there and move on for him. i mean, you know, those of us who have, you know,...
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one of the problems mitt romney has is very much like what george w. bush had, which is a great deal of loyalty to his staff. and doesn't necessarily cut strings when it's time. i'm concerned about eric fehrnstrom and he gave the etch-a-sketch remark and internally romney people seem to be saying they're upset with him for doing that. at the same time, though, the president up until the supreme court gave him a win last week had a significant series of bad weeks. polling isn't going well in the battle grounds. even cnn has him behind mitt romney in battle grounds. and no one wants to talk about should barack obama's team do this. i don't know if it's fair to talk about mitt romney's team when they're neck and neck in the polls and he hadn't done anything wrong in the past few weeks. >> right. and this is a campaign being run out of massachusetts so there are a lot of consultants wanting in. but to change your campaign at this point would be so destabilizing and demoralizing. you want to reach out and grow your campaign is what i think i'm hearing eric
one of the problems mitt romney has is very much like what george w. bush had, which is a great deal of loyalty to his staff. and doesn't necessarily cut strings when it's time. i'm concerned about eric fehrnstrom and he gave the etch-a-sketch remark and internally romney people seem to be saying they're upset with him for doing that. at the same time, though, the president up until the supreme court gave him a win last week had a significant series of bad weeks. polling isn't going well in the...
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good to have you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> all right. >>> former president george w. bush made him america's top spy and he headed up the super secret national security agency to follow your every move. well now who is he tching? we'll find out in an exclusive interview. general michael hayden up next live. >>> two american tourists and their guide were kidnapped today in egypt's sinai region. officials say the kidnappers want authorities to release a relative who is in detention in alexandria on drug charges. the americans have been targeted by kidnappers several times this year. in february two tourists were kidnapped and released. the same thing happened in june to two others. well, today we are learning just how bad off some of the most fragile countries are in the world. details were just released by the fund for peace and foreign policy magazine in what they called their failed states index. it's a snap shot of social, economic, and political development in every country on the planet. once again the most fragile countries are in africa with somalia and the demo
good to have you. >> thank you so much. >> thank you. >> all right. >>> former president george w. bush made him america's top spy and he headed up the super secret national security agency to follow your every move. well now who is he tching? we'll find out in an exclusive interview. general michael hayden up next live. >>> two american tourists and their guide were kidnapped today in egypt's sinai region. officials say the kidnappers want authorities to...
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. >> john roberts, the chief justice appointed by george w. bush, of course, saying that this law now stands. >> ten days and counting since the right leapt on to the justice roberts' hate wagon. >> should conservatives despise john roberts? >> he rendered an activist decision that rewrote the law. >> this is a mess. it's a mess. a court in crisis and reports of a chief justice like a weather vain in a storm. >> like i said, ten days and counts of this. >> let's repeal this and start over again. >> it makes a fresh start on the road to repeal. >> to make sure that this law is, in fact, repealed. >> we will repeal obamacare. >> there's got to be more. >> let's repeal and replace obamacare. >> repealing the president's health care law. >> repeal obamacare. >> we want to repeal. >> repeal it. >> so obamacare is so bad and repealing it is so urgent that republicans in the house are pushing a vote to repeal the law this week on wednesday. we know lawmakers left d.c. on thursday. maybe a bunch on them weren't watching the tv on friday. >> just minut
. >> john roberts, the chief justice appointed by george w. bush, of course, saying that this law now stands. >> ten days and counting since the right leapt on to the justice roberts' hate wagon. >> should conservatives despise john roberts? >> he rendered an activist decision that rewrote the law. >> this is a mess. it's a mess. a court in crisis and reports of a chief justice like a weather vain in a storm. >> like i said, ten days and counts of this....
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in 2004, in the general election, george w. bush got 44% of the vote. so it is going to be interesting to watch this time. recent gallup poll showed how more and more hispanics are actually feeling disenfranchised with both parties and are -- may vote in the -- may be independent at this point. so i think our vote is definitely up for grabs. that said, like you're saying, president obama is showing like he is ahead obviously in the polls in our community. thank you so much for joining us this morning. we appreciate it. >> thank you, carol. thank you so much. >>> still ahead, when it comes to your vote, if you don't like your partiers a candidate is it okay to vote for him anyway because you can't stand the other guy? that is our talk back question of the day. ♪ you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. you want to find a place to park all these things? fuggedaboud it. this is new york. hey little guy, wake up! aw, come off it mate
in 2004, in the general election, george w. bush got 44% of the vote. so it is going to be interesting to watch this time. recent gallup poll showed how more and more hispanics are actually feeling disenfranchised with both parties and are -- may vote in the -- may be independent at this point. so i think our vote is definitely up for grabs. that said, like you're saying, president obama is showing like he is ahead obviously in the polls in our community. thank you so much for joining us this...
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former george w. bush arry fliesher. and also joining us, gloria borger. so i know you and a lot of republicans think romney should release his tax returns and the campaign is saying fairly or unfairly would be like handing ammunition to the obama campaign. do you buy it? >> i buy it. i don't think we're going to see any. i don't think any of the republicans think there is anything wrong that mitt romney has done. what we want is the deextraction to be over so we can get to the real issues, the big issues that the american people are interested in. this has become a ridiculous distraction and i do think it's taking a toll. i think there was nothing illegal or inappropriate that he has done. he is a well think man who has been successful and he should embrace that and we should gelt this over with, take the band-aid off, let's move on and let's start talking about the economy. let's start talking about jobs. we've been talking about this now for days and days and days. >> ari, what about that? it's not just among media types on cable t.v. talking about it,
former george w. bush arry fliesher. and also joining us, gloria borger. so i know you and a lot of republicans think romney should release his tax returns and the campaign is saying fairly or unfairly would be like handing ammunition to the obama campaign. do you buy it? >> i buy it. i don't think we're going to see any. i don't think any of the republicans think there is anything wrong that mitt romney has done. what we want is the deextraction to be over so we can get to the real...
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i sang for george w. bush once. and i'm regretting that i ever told you that factoid. you're going to hold it against me. >> we're looking for the videotape. especially if you had to read some of those words. >> there's no cheating. >> you knew it all by heart. >> i did. >> we're going to get that videotape. thanks. don't go too far away. >>> documenting the details of a family murder. a video diary gives us a frightening look inside the mind of a killer. >>> and it's far from over at penn state university. we're going to update you on the investigations of the sexual abuse scandal that are still underway. >>> and young iranian's postings on facebook lands his father back in iran in prison. how satire turned very, very serious. the postal service is critical to our economy, delivering mail, medicine and packages. yet the house is considering a bill to close thousands of offices, slash service and layoff over 100,000 workers. the postal service is recording financial losses, but not for reasons you might think. the problem ? a burden no other agency or company bears. a
i sang for george w. bush once. and i'm regretting that i ever told you that factoid. you're going to hold it against me. >> we're looking for the videotape. especially if you had to read some of those words. >> there's no cheating. >> you knew it all by heart. >> i did. >> we're going to get that videotape. thanks. don't go too far away. >>> documenting the details of a family murder. a video diary gives us a frightening look inside the mind of a killer....
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remember, senator john mccain spoke here in 2008 when then governor george w. bush was running. he also spoke to the naacp during the campaign. i think people are asking for is what is he going to say in terms of specifics. that is, he likely is going to talk about the economy. when you look at the plaque unemployment rate, over 14%. among the youth, 20%. housing. 53% of black wealth has been wiped out because of the housing crisis. so what will he do to change that, to fix that. not broad issues, specifics. that's what folks are looking for. >> one columnist basically wrote a draft speech. here, if i were, mr. romney, here's what i would say. he says he should say, today, i serve notice that we intend to do something we've not done for more than 50 years, compete for your votes. for far too long, the democratic party has been allowed to depend on your support while offering you little in return. for far too long, it's gotten away with taking you for granted. do you think that that is true? >> i think he should -- i think those are things he should say. the republican party bott
remember, senator john mccain spoke here in 2008 when then governor george w. bush was running. he also spoke to the naacp during the campaign. i think people are asking for is what is he going to say in terms of specifics. that is, he likely is going to talk about the economy. when you look at the plaque unemployment rate, over 14%. among the youth, 20%. housing. 53% of black wealth has been wiped out because of the housing crisis. so what will he do to change that, to fix that. not broad...
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>> well, you know, george bush, george w. bush. the other candidated optded out of the public finances. personally, i would have stayed in. but that's because i'm a different kind of democrat. the president had a lot of supporters, a lot of money on the table in 2008. in my judgment it was spent very well. he won the race. this time it's a lot different. he will have to continue to raise money. maybe a lot smaller amount than he did before. >> is there a different optically, and people look at this. average folks for romney to go to a fund-raiser -- political fund raiser in the hamptons and he is a billionaire, as we all know. and going for fund-raisers there. what's the difference, if anything? >> i can't see it. reporters are able to get more unfortunate quotes from the people attending. that is for people attending the fund-raiser. here's the other thing to take in mind, and jim's report pointed to it. the obama campaign is in real danger of misunderstanding what happened with the bush campaign in 2004. the lesson they've taken
>> well, you know, george bush, george w. bush. the other candidated optded out of the public finances. personally, i would have stayed in. but that's because i'm a different kind of democrat. the president had a lot of supporters, a lot of money on the table in 2008. in my judgment it was spent very well. he won the race. this time it's a lot different. he will have to continue to raise money. maybe a lot smaller amount than he did before. >> is there a different optically, and...
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saw lisa sylvester showed him as a senate candidate saying it was a scandal with george w. bush. here is reasons, virginia, north carolina, ohio, michigan, colorado, and i could go on. >> this could be more about congressional democrats saying that the president, also by the way, we would be in such danger of losing our senate seats and losing our house seats if you put us on the spot on this. this is not only at the presidential level, at the congressional level. >> mitt romney speaking in reno on national security today. >> the president's policies made it harder to recover from the deepest recession in 70 years. expose the military to cuts that no one can justify. compromised our national security secrets. [ applause ] and in dealings with other nations, he has given trust where it is not earned, insult where it was not deserved, and apology where it is not due. >> vice president biden quickly issuing a statement calling it empty rhetoric. >> this election is going to be decided on the economy. every challenger, nonincumbent has to prove themselves. some is optic, some their w
saw lisa sylvester showed him as a senate candidate saying it was a scandal with george w. bush. here is reasons, virginia, north carolina, ohio, michigan, colorado, and i could go on. >> this could be more about congressional democrats saying that the president, also by the way, we would be in such danger of losing our senate seats and losing our house seats if you put us on the spot on this. this is not only at the presidential level, at the congressional level. >> mitt romney...
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no one can forget president george w. bush 9/11 when he was in front of the classroom and you could see the demeanor of the president once we learned that information that he received the demeanor of him. that was as indelible as any word could have been. >> there is no dou the pictures here, the television matters. the sense of empathy that a president is able to convey by what he says and how he acts these are important things. i think going forward it becomes more important in terms of how he shows that he is a healer for the country. this is especially difficult now that we are in the middle of a very contentious political season where the president and candidate romney are not being very much healers. they are going at it and fighting pretty hard a moment like this makes that kind of politicking that much more discorted. >> very appreciated. >>> a lot of us are counting down to the olympic games. the opening ceremony is friday. the summer games are challenging athletes. it is also coinciding with the muslim holy mont
no one can forget president george w. bush 9/11 when he was in front of the classroom and you could see the demeanor of the president once we learned that information that he received the demeanor of him. that was as indelible as any word could have been. >> there is no dou the pictures here, the television matters. the sense of empathy that a president is able to convey by what he says and how he acts these are important things. i think going forward it becomes more important in terms of...
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when senator john kerry fell to george w. bush. when barack obama beat john mccain. military service doesn't translate to being essential to being the commander in chief. >> here is what translates, dollars and cents. the president, just yesterday, if they didn't reach a compromise in terms of the pentagon the number is $500 billion. the pentagon will be forced to cut $500 billion. president obama said it was the republicans who were, i'm quoting the president, playing politics with our military. they have to get serious about cutting the deficit to bolster our u.s. men and women who are serving. what do we expect. how will mitt romney hit back? >> reporter: i think least going todefinitely point out as something he said before that he would try to act to stop sequestration. they think it gets chopped out of the budget. this is a cut on what's estimated to be the budget over the next decaddecade. this isn't a one time chop. a lot of people in the pentagon will argue the pentagon can't make those cuts anymore. you have this battle of chicken where both sides don't wan
when senator john kerry fell to george w. bush. when barack obama beat john mccain. military service doesn't translate to being essential to being the commander in chief. >> here is what translates, dollars and cents. the president, just yesterday, if they didn't reach a compromise in terms of the pentagon the number is $500 billion. the pentagon will be forced to cut $500 billion. president obama said it was the republicans who were, i'm quoting the president, playing politics with our...
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let's talk about it with fran townsend, a former homeland security adviser to president george w. bush. if this report is true, that he has now defected, a huge guy in syria and the syrian military, fran, this would be huge. >> absolutely, wolf. not only is he in the republican guard, which is a very close -- it's meant to protect assad and the senior members of the regime. it's meant to sort of enforce regime stability, but this is a close personal friend of bashar al assad's and that makes the defection all the more damaging. let's remember his father was the minister of defense for decades when bashar al assad's father was ruling the country. and so this is really a blow, not only sort of in fact but sort of to the psyche of the military. we understand him to have been very well respected and well regard eed by his troops. look, this isn't the first. remember we had the jet pilot who defected with his plane to jordan recently. but this is certainly the closest senior military person that we're aware of defecting most recently. >> here's what i know, and tell me if you can elabo
let's talk about it with fran townsend, a former homeland security adviser to president george w. bush. if this report is true, that he has now defected, a huge guy in syria and the syrian military, fran, this would be huge. >> absolutely, wolf. not only is he in the republican guard, which is a very close -- it's meant to protect assad and the senior members of the regime. it's meant to sort of enforce regime stability, but this is a close personal friend of bashar al assad's and that...
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roland martin and former chief strategist for george w. bush mark mckenna join us "outfront" tonight. i want to play a clip of an impressive attack by ohio's own john boehner. let's take a listen. >> i think the president's attack on the private sector in america is exactly what's wrong with this administration. doesn't give a damn about middle class americans who are out there looking for work. what he's trying to do is distract the american people in order to win his own reelection. >> tell us how you really feel there, john. let's talk about the importance of ohio. take a look at the current cnn electoral map. in this scenario, obama seems likely to start with 247 electoral votes. romney expected to get 206. 85 are a toss-up. but suddenly ooeb's been five electoral votes of winning. roland, there's a reason obama has made eight trips to ohio so far this year. romney's made ten. what do you think president obama needs to do to win over the main street middle class voters in the buckeye state? >> actually if you go back to 2009, the two s
roland martin and former chief strategist for george w. bush mark mckenna join us "outfront" tonight. i want to play a clip of an impressive attack by ohio's own john boehner. let's take a listen. >> i think the president's attack on the private sector in america is exactly what's wrong with this administration. doesn't give a damn about middle class americans who are out there looking for work. what he's trying to do is distract the american people in order to win his own...
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she was the homeland security advisor to the last president, george w. bush. also serves on the external advisory committees of both cia and homeland security department. fran, first of all, tell us about this individual. why did the united states release him. >> well, wolf, he had been in custody for about six years prior to his taking a plea in july of 2010. that plea was taken as a result of his agreement to cooperate with the government. and clearly the 14-year sentence he received all but two years was suspended. so now we're two years later and he has fulfilled his commitment under the cooperation agreement presumably because the government is honoring and releasing him at the end of those two years. we should tell our viewers though, again, he had been in custody about six years. so total time is at least eight years, probably a little bit more before he's being released. the government has agreed to return him to sudan. that is where he's a national of sudan. so he will be returned to sudan. and there is an arrangement made between the u.s. government
she was the homeland security advisor to the last president, george w. bush. also serves on the external advisory committees of both cia and homeland security department. fran, first of all, tell us about this individual. why did the united states release him. >> well, wolf, he had been in custody for about six years prior to his taking a plea in july of 2010. that plea was taken as a result of his agreement to cooperate with the government. and clearly the 14-year sentence he received...
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interesting in the point when john kerry was running he outraised george w. bush at the time. >> she did work for kerry but there are gripes but the party is uniting around mitt romney and especially on the back of the supreme court nomination where they raised a huge amount of money in 24 hours and he has a big boost and sounds like she is adjusting expectations downward and it sounds like romney a hundred million dollar month with rnc money and not including superpacs. we know this is a billion dollar election. this is going to be big money. >> big money on both sides. >> big money on both sides. >> i thought her comment was important. it's easy to say, oh, you know, some guy who is in trouble running a bank is bundling for the other guy. the problem you had a guy on your side too. the bundlers tend to be very wealthy and very connected. often wall street people. >> exactly. as you pointed out neither party has a monopoly on virtue or vice. for every time there is a corzne. >> a verdict in the case of a man who beat up the priest that he says abused him nea
interesting in the point when john kerry was running he outraised george w. bush at the time. >> she did work for kerry but there are gripes but the party is uniting around mitt romney and especially on the back of the supreme court nomination where they raised a huge amount of money in 24 hours and he has a big boost and sounds like she is adjusting expectations downward and it sounds like romney a hundred million dollar month with rnc money and not including superpacs. we know this is a...
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. >>> a political postscript, former president george w. bush and first lady laura bush dropped by romney's campaign headquarters in boston yesterday. bush has kept a low profile during the campaign. his visit might help erase the idea he doesn't really back romney. bush, however, says he will not attend the gop convention. [ ryan ] maybe just a short run today. [ man ] "the odyssey," by homer. book one. tell me, o muse... famous town of troy... book three. book 12. poseidon... book 17. book 20. thunderbolts. book 24. the end. [ ryan ] alright, what's next. [ man ] chapter one. call me ishmael. some years ago... [ male announcer ] at&t. the nation's largest 4g network. rethink possible. and deposits at the same time. for paying your friend back for lunch...from your tablet. for 26 paydays triggered with a single tap. for checking your line, then checking your portfolio. for making atms and branches appear out of thin air. simple to use websites, tools, and apps. for making your financial life a little bit easier. >>> one is the former head
. >>> a political postscript, former president george w. bush and first lady laura bush dropped by romney's campaign headquarters in boston yesterday. bush has kept a low profile during the campaign. his visit might help erase the idea he doesn't really back romney. bush, however, says he will not attend the gop convention. [ ryan ] maybe just a short run today. [ man ] "the odyssey," by homer. book one. tell me, o muse... famous town of troy... book three. book 12....
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former george w. bush press secretary, ari fleischer, and also joining us gloria borger. so i know you and a lot of republicans think romney should release his tax returns and the campaign is saying fairly or unfairly, releasing more returns would be like handing more ammunition to the obama campaign. do you buy it? >> i absolutely buy that. i think it will be picked over, big things will be made. i don't think we're going to see anything new. i don't think any of the republicans calling for this think there is anything wrong that mitt romney has done. what we want is for the distraction to be over so we can get to the real issues, the big issues that the american people are interested in. this has become a ridiculous distraction and i do think it's taking a toll. again, i tell you i think there is absolutely nothing illegal or inappropriate that mitt romney has done. we're not going to learn anything new. he is a wealthy man who has been very successful. and he should embrace that. and we should get this over with, take the band aid off, let's move on and let's start tal
former george w. bush press secretary, ari fleischer, and also joining us gloria borger. so i know you and a lot of republicans think romney should release his tax returns and the campaign is saying fairly or unfairly, releasing more returns would be like handing more ammunition to the obama campaign. do you buy it? >> i absolutely buy that. i think it will be picked over, big things will be made. i don't think we're going to see anything new. i don't think any of the republicans calling...
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. >>> and former president george w. bush celebrates his birthday by giving a gift to countries in africa. a multi-million dollar effort to fight cervical cancer. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> 102 degrees in the shade. this picture, take a look at it, taken here in washington. sums up what much of the nation is feeling today. yet another day of blistering heat. triple digits in many places shattering records all over the map. the heat is dangerous, potentially deadly. it's almost impossible to escape. and for the hundreds of thousands still without power, without access to air-conditioning, it verges on the unbearable. the heat is also devastating to the economy. a drought in parts of the midwest may be the worst in decades. and prospects for the corn crop right now they are dimming every day. we have the latest on all the weather conditions, what you need to know to stay safe. but let's begin with lisa sylvester right n
. >>> and former president george w. bush celebrates his birthday by giving a gift to countries in africa. a multi-million dollar effort to fight cervical cancer. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> 102 degrees in the shade. this picture, take a look at it, taken here in washington. sums up what much of the nation is feeling today. yet another day of blistering...
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a note there that he would like to get out that he would not be george w. bush, part ii. >> he was very strong on that specific point. good work, as usual. thanks so much, jim acosta, reporting. president obama also is talking about romney's involvement with bain capital. listen to this. >> it is not that he is disqualified because of what he's done. it is, if that's your main claim, seasons he doesn't talk about the fact that he was governor of massachusetts for four years very much. >> or ran the olympics. >> then i want us to make sure that we know what your theory is about how to grow the economy. >> the president is on the road, obviously, once again. he's pouring attention on critical battleground states at the same time. let's go to our correspondent dan lothian. he's joining us right now. on this specific issue of romney, bain capital,o outsourcing, i take it the obama campaign thinks they have a winning issue? >> reporter: they certainly do, wolf. they're looking at polling out there and they get the sense that the american people are buying this m
a note there that he would like to get out that he would not be george w. bush, part ii. >> he was very strong on that specific point. good work, as usual. thanks so much, jim acosta, reporting. president obama also is talking about romney's involvement with bain capital. listen to this. >> it is not that he is disqualified because of what he's done. it is, if that's your main claim, seasons he doesn't talk about the fact that he was governor of massachusetts for four years very...
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she's african-american, woman, high profile jobs, national security adviser for george w. bush. but the flip side, the reality check, ig, when it comes to two crucial issues, abortion and illegal immigration she does not see eye to eye with mitt romney and that can be very upsetting to social conservatives and other conservatives. randi, she herself in many interviews, some on cnn, some others said, no, this is not going to happen. what it did do was take the attention away from bain capital and over to this. so maybe in a way it helped the romney campaign. >> could be a big help. paul sign houser, good to see you on this saturday morning. thank you. >> thank you. >>> se cities think 911 emergency call system is out of date. they have changed it. now a new personalized 911 call could save more lives. but first, have you ever dreamed of visiting paris, the food, the shopping, the sightseeing? well, for today's travel insider, elana cho shows us her favorite place the city of lights had has to offer. >> reporter: i lived in paris during college so going back always brings back mem
she's african-american, woman, high profile jobs, national security adviser for george w. bush. but the flip side, the reality check, ig, when it comes to two crucial issues, abortion and illegal immigration she does not see eye to eye with mitt romney and that can be very upsetting to social conservatives and other conservatives. randi, she herself in many interviews, some on cnn, some others said, no, this is not going to happen. what it did do was take the attention away from bain capital...
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w. section 5000-a of the internal revenue code, those provisions are enforced by the irs. as chief justice john roberts wrote in his opinion, "the only effect of the individual mandate is to raise taxes on those who do not do so, and thus the law may be upheld as a tax." sounds pretty clear, doesn't it? however, to call it as you just heard the biggest tax increase in history is just factually wrong. it is definitely a tax. both in the eyes of the supreme court and in the eyes of the republican party. but over at romney's campaign headquarters, it looks like someone forgot to read the memo. >> the governor does not believe the mandate is a tax, that's what you're saying? >> the governor believes that what we put in place in massachusetts was a penalty and he disagrees with the court's ruling that the mandate was a tax. but again -- >> so he agrees with the president, but he agrees with the president that it is not -- and he believes that you shouldn't call the tax penalty a tax, you shou
w. section 5000-a of the internal revenue code, those provisions are enforced by the irs. as chief justice john roberts wrote in his opinion, "the only effect of the individual mandate is to raise taxes on those who do not do so, and thus the law may be upheld as a tax." sounds pretty clear, doesn't it? however, to call it as you just heard the biggest tax increase in history is just factually wrong. it is definitely a tax. both in the eyes of the supreme court and in the eyes of the...